Chicken tagine & cous cous, plus mint chic hip ice cream and fruit.

Sounds like you might need to go up a hardness level.

Sorry for the late reply StM, but glad you had a short day at the orifice and enjoyed the weather instead of looking out at it wishing!

I’m thinking I’ve already seen a clue some weeks/months back in one of Dukes posts.

Tried the tall screen on the Tiger and hated it. Went straight back to the short one.

Been there Duke, at one point we had a run where we’d replace one domestic appliance only to have another within a month or so, i was too scared to buy anything decent like a bike.

Dealing with my late Mothers Estate, and getting frustrated.

Lloyd’s Bank. What a bunch of obstructive, unhelpful arses. I’m done with them, as soon as I’ve settled my Mums estate fully I’m closing all accounts and moving.

I knew you’d been talking about changing, but didn’t know you’d bitten the bullet Duke, interested to see where you’re going next, I have a suspicion though....

Today has been working from 4:30 to 19:30 and phoning Estate Agents and Solicitors re the sale of my Mothers house which completed today at 16:45pm - not assisted by their mortgage broker who’d forgotten a form. The paperwork snag nearly left a family of four including two young lads out on the stre...

Dehydrated dinner kept hot in the oven. Gotta love crazy long hours!

Nuts, absolutely nuts. I’ve never seen anything like that last 45mins.

I’m not putting any spoilers out there, but regardless of whether you’re a cricket fan or not, try and watch the last 45-30 mins, you won’t regret it.

The Cricket.....

Buffet, not really a proper meal tbh. I’d rather have sunk a deluxe breakfast, although I’m not sure how that differs from a regular full English, bigger chance of cardiac arrest?

A sneaky watch of the cricket before compulsory attendance at a birthday do for Mrs Gees feckless sister.

First Man. Excellent film, but I came away from it not liking Armstrong.

Cheese and pepper pasta (Cacio e pepe), very good and very easy to make.

Hendricks and Caspyn Gin with Fever Tree tonic. Crisp, bitter and satisfying. Mmm.

Working this morning but changing the shower pump at my Mums house this afternoon, we found it was knackered/seized while cleaning and gardening last week. Why are shower pumps always in such difficult to get to places? My back is killing me atm, it may well be time for some “anaesthetic” I think. ;...

To be scrupulously fair, we stole it, subjugated it’s owners and then imported it.

In today’s parlance it would be robbery with menaces, threatening behaviour and taking away without the owners permission.